Frankie Laine was one of the most popular singing stars of the post-war era, with a career in the singles chart that lasted over two decades. He was one of the many stars to emerge from the USA's Italian-American community, but he was very different from his peers, with a clarion voice and emotionally charged style which set him apart from the crooners who were his contemporaries. He was hugely versatile, starting as an R&B-influenced jazz singer, but becoming popular performing in a variety of styles, from ballads, western-themed material (especially movie songs), country, middle-of-the-road pop and other genres. He had a long career, from his first concerts with a marathon dance troupe in 1930, through to his final performance in 2005, but his first hit came in 1947, after which he racked up a string of chart entries through to 1969. This great-value 79-track 3-CD collection brings together every Billboard Top 100, Cash Box Top 20 and UK Top 50 chart hit which he achieved through until 1961, by which time he had had his last Top 20 US hit - it includes the hits he had performing duets with artists like Jo Stafford, Doris Day, and Johnnie Ray. He enjoyed huge popularity on both sides of the Atlantic, with No.1s in both the USA and UK, and the collection features many landmark classics, including the No. 1 hits "That Lucky Old Sun", "Mule Train", "The Cry of the Wild Goose", "I Believe", "Hey Joe", "Answer Me" and "A Woman in Love". It's a great showcase for a unique and distinctive vocal stylist.

Tracklist:

That's My Desire (Frankie Laine)
A Sunday Kind of Love (Frankie Laine)
Black and Blue (Frankie Laine)
Mam'selle (Frankie Laine)
On the Sunny Side of the Street (Frankie Laine)
Two Loves Have I (Frankie Laine)
Shine (Frankie Laine)
We'll Be Together Again (Frankie Laine)
Monday Again (Frankie Laine) 1
Baby, That Ain't Right (Frankie Laine) 1
You're All I Want for Christmas (Frankie Laine) 1
Ah, But It Happens (Frankie Laine) 1
Georgia on My Mind (Frankie Laine) 1
Now That I Need You (Frankie Laine) 1
That Lucky Old Sun (Frankie Laine) 1
Mule Train (Frankie Laine ; the Muleskinners) 1
The Cry of the Wild Goose (Frankie Laine) 1
Satan Wears a Satin Gown (Frankie Laine) 1
Swamp Girl (Frankie Laine) 2
Stars and Stripes Forever (Frankie Laine) 2
Music, Maestro Please (Frankie Laine) 2
Dream a Little Dream of Me (Frankie Laine) 2
Nevertheless (Frankie Laine) 2
If I Were a Bell (Frankie Laine) 2
May the Good Lord Bless and Keep You (Frankie Laine) 2
The Metro Polka (Frankie Laine) 2
Jezebel (Frankie Laine) 2
Rose, Rose, I Love You (Frankie Laine) 2
Pretty-Eyed Baby (Frankie Laine with Jo Stafford) 3
In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening (Frankie Laine with Jo Stafford) 3
The Girl in the Woods (Frankie Laine) 3
Wonderful, Wasn't It' 3
Hey Good Lookin' (Frankie Laine with Jo Stafford) 3
Gambella (The Gamblin' Lady) 3
Jealousy (Frankie Laine) 3
The Gandy Dancers Ball (Frankie Laine) 3
When You're in Love (Frankie Laine) 3
Hambone (Frankie Laine with Jo Stafford) 3
High Noon (Frankie Laine) 4
The Rock of Gibraltar (Frankie Laine) 4
The Mermaid 4
Chow Willy (Frankie Laine with Jo Stafford) 4
Chow Willy 4
I'm Just a Poor Bachelor 4
Sugarbush (Frankie Laine with Doris Day) 4
I Believe (Frankie Laine) 4
I Believe 4
I Let Her Go (Frankie Laine) 4
I Let Her Go 5
Ramblin' Man 5
Tell Me a Story (Frankie Laine with Jimmy Boyd) 5
Tell Me a Story 5
Hey Joe (Frankie Laine) 5
Answer Me (Frankie Laine) 5
Answer Me 5
Blowing Wild (The Ballad of Black Gold) 5
Granada (Frankie Laine) 5
Granada 5
Some Day (Frankie Laine) 6
Some Day 6
Rain, Rain, Rain (Frankie Laine with the Four Lads) 6
Rain, Rain, Rain 6
My Friend (Frankie Laine) 6
In the Beginning (Frankie Laine) 6
Cool Water (Frankie Laine) 6
Cool Water 6
Hummingbird (Frankie Laine) 6
Hawk-Eye (Frankie Laine) 6
A Woman in Love (Frankie Laine) 7
A Woman in Love 7
Hell Hath No Fury (Frankie Laine) 7
Don't Cry (Frankie Laine) 7
Don't Cry 7
Love Is a Golden Ring (Frankie Laine) 7
Love Is a Golden Ring 7
Good Evening Friends (Frankie Laine with Johnnie Ray) 7
Good Evening Friends 7
Rawhide (Frankie Laine) 7
Gunslinger (Frankie Laine)

UPC: 824046906023
Label: Acrobat
Release Date: 1.13.17
Format: CD

Frankie Laine - Hits Collection 1947-61 (CD)